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Memorial

Public Grades K-4

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Memorial is a K–4 public elementary school at 107 Eliot Street in Natick, MA, serving 455 students as part of the Natick district. In 2025–2026, Memorial ranks 76th of 899 elementary schools statewide — 92nd percentile, 5 stars — making it the top-ranked Natick elementary in this comparison, ahead of Brown (111th) and Bennett-Hemenway (109th), with Lilja Elementary much further back at 364th. The school has a long record of strong performance, with recent rankings ranging from the 82nd to the 92nd percentile and a clear rebound after a dip in 2022–2023.

Memorial's test results are strong in absolute terms. In 2025–2026, 66.49% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 68.65% in math, compared with 60.05% and 67.14% for the Natick district and 40.03% and 41.11% statewide. Within Natick, Memorial's ELA lead is decisive, though math is closer to a three-way race with Brown and Bennett-Hemenway. Compared with nearby out-of-district schools in Wellesley, Dover, Needham, and Sherborn, Memorial is strong but generally sits below the highest performers, particularly in math.

Grade-level results are uneven: fourth-grade math is a clear strength at 75.26%, above all same-district peers, while third-grade math at 61.36% trails Brown and Bennett-Hemenway. Subgroup results are generally solid, including a standout low-socioeconomic-status rank of 30th of 736 (96th percentile) in 2024–2025, while special education students rank lower than other Memorial groups but still above the state median. Notably, Memorial has the highest student-teacher ratio (14.4) and lowest reported per-student spending ($14,262 in 2020–2021) in the comparison group, yet still earns 5 stars. Free/reduced lunch data is blank, so that context remains unknown.

455

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,434

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

107 Eliot Street
Natick, MA 01760

(508) 647-6590

District: Natick

Students who attend Memorial usually attend:

Middle:	J F Kennedy Middle School
High:	Natick High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Natick

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg64%

Massachusetts avg41%

76^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Natick

45^th of 351Natick among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	76 of 899	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	87 of 906	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	108 of 916	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	168 of 928	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	99 of 932	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	84 of 936	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	71 of 942	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	90 of 934	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	85.1	111 of 938	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	91.0	44 of 932	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	71.3	268 of 914	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	119 of 926	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	89.1	51 of 928	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.4	91 of 930	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.4	87 of 924	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	22 of 920	97.6%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	41 of 909	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.9	88 of 908	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	83.0	133 of 911	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	91.4	29 of 911	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	80.8	163 of 887	81.6%	★★★★☆
2004	91.8	24 of 882	97.3%	★★★★★
2003	80.8	168 of 884	81.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	67.1	161 of 656	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	70 of 869	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	84.2	120 of 869	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	138 of 886	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	287 of 887	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.9	95 of 901	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	68 of 898	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	57 of 902	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	68 of 893	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	30 of 736	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	83 of 879	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	63 of 884	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	76 of 891	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	79 of 896	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	132 of 908	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	86 of 904	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	105 of 907	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	121 of 898	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	160 of 709	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	149 of 717	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	85 of 731	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	278 of 703	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	337 of 905	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.7	99 of 894	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	103 of 896	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	267 of 886	69.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	89.7	72 of 925	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	118 of 734	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	116 of 737	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	142 of 753	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	187 of 762	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	120 of 764	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	60 of 765	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	99 of 780	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	118 of 772	84.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2018)75th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics69%+28 vs state

English Language Arts66%+26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Memorial has been amazing! Each of my children has had a great experience at this school. The staff is fantastic and works together with parents and students to address any concern or need. I toured private schools before my oldest began. The expensive private schools could only impress me with the beautiful buildings and pricey equipment. None of them had the vision and staff that I found for free! We always thought we would choose private schools. Check out your public schools, you may be surprised! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, January 29, 2010

Indeed a great school. Nothing negative about it. Nice community, happy kids, good atmosphere. The principal knows excactly what she is doing. The teachers are just great. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Memorial	Public	K-4	107 Eliot Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6590	455	31	14.4	9.7%	334 (73.4%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.9%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.5%)	89.8	76^th of 899 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.8	87^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	68.2	65.0		66.5	61.4	75.3		68.7			$18,434
Lilja Elementary	Public	K-4	41 Bacon Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6570	445	38	11.7	17.8%	293 (65.8%)	8 (1.8%)	62 (13.9%)	49 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	58.9	364^th of 899 public elementary schools	59.5%		59.2	368^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.4%	4	43.8	41.8		42.8	49.4	51.7		50.6			$20,501
John D Hardy	Public	K-5	293 Weston Rd	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6270	280	27	10.5	7.1%	150 (53.6%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.6%)	88 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	98	2^nd of 899 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.3	1^st of 906 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	78.4	77.6	80.0	78.6	86.3	84.8	84.4	85.2	86.7	86.7	$27,923
Hunnewell	Public	K-5	28 Cameron Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6275	294	28	10.5	7.5%	207 (70.4%)	7 (2.4%)	20 (6.8%)	32 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	94	31^st of 899 public elementary schools	96.6%		91.2	56^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.8%	25	74.4	68.4	72.9	71.5	82.1	63.8	77.1	73.1	85.4	85.4	$29,139
Pine Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Pine Hill Lane	Sherborn	01770	Middlesex County	Sherborn	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 655-0630	397	38	10.5	5.3%	299 (75.3%)	16 (4.0%)	19 (4.8%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	90.1	73^rd of 899 public elementary schools	91.9%		89.1	82^nd of 906 public elementary schools	90.9%	9	67.2	75.3	63.6	69.1	68.7	72.7	65.7	69.2	61.2	61.2	$21,952
Sprague Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 School Street	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 263-1965	289	25	11.7	11.1%	160 (55.4%)	11 (3.8%)	32 (11.1%)	58 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	92.8	42^nd of 899 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.6	53^rd of 906 public elementary schools	94.2%	11	85.0	72.7	75.6	77.5	73.2	86.1	68.9	76.0	56.8	56.8	$27,482
Chickering	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Cross Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 785-0480	492	45	11.0	4.7%	361 (73.4%)	10 (2.0%)	27 (5.5%)	63 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	92.3	47^th of 899 public elementary schools	94.8%		92	50^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.5%	3	60.5	72.7	73.9	68.9	62.2	80.9	92.7	77.8	75.0	75.0	$22,896
Katharine Lee Bates	Public	K-5	116 Elmwood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6260	286	22	12.9	1.7%	217 (75.9%)	7 (2.4%)	21 (7.3%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	96.2	11^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.8%		94.9	24^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.4%	13	87.5	83.1	79.5	83.8	82.1	81.4	69.2	78.6	66.7	66.7	$25,910
Bennett-Hemenway	Public	K-4	22 East Evergreen Rd	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6580	504	39	13.0	10.3%	333 (66.1%)	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.5%)	71 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	87.3	109^th of 899 public elementary schools	87.9%		79.2	189^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.1%	80	72.0	53.8		60.8	72.0	67.2		69.1			$20,938
Brown	Public	K-4	1 Jean Burke Drive	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6660	494	39	12.6	19.2%	264 (53.4%)	14 (2.8%)	75 (15.2%)	110 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	87.1	111^th of 899 public elementary schools	87.7%		86.6	110^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.9%	1	64.6	55.6		59.5	67.0	71.4		69.5			$19,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial

Is Memorial a good school?

Yes. Memorial ranks in the top 8.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Memorial in?

Natick

What is the racial makeup of Memorial?

Students at Memorial are 73% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Memorial?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Memorial.

What schools do graduates of Memorial attend?

Students who attend Memorial usually go on to attend:

Middle : J F Kennedy Middle School
High : Natick High

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